Where does “pocc” come from?

pocc (Middle Irish) comes from Old English bucca, from Proto-Germanic bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-ko-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

pocc (Middle Irish): he-goat

Definitions

  1. he-goat

Ancestry of “pocc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbuccahe-goat
2Proto-Germanicbukkazbuck
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-ko-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
5Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
6Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →